RESOURCE SPEAKERS' PROFILE

Dr. TAKAKO
IZUMI is an Associate Professor at the International Research Institute of
Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Japan since 2013.

She also serves
as Program Coordinator of the Multi Hazards Program under the Association of
Pacific Lim Universities (APRU), which comprises 45 universities and academic
institutes in the Pacific Lim. Her research interests include international and
regional frameworks/strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR), international
humanitarian assistance, and DRR initiatives at the local and community levels.

In May 2015, she has been appointed as a member of the UNISDR Asian Academia,
Scientific and Research Advisory Group (ASTAAG) to support the effort of
governments and stakeholders in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for
DRR. She holds Ph.D. in Global Environmental Study from Kyoto University,
Japan.

Previously, she has almost
10-year experience with the UN agencies including the UN Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) for disaster response and its
coordination in Asia, and the UN Office for the Recovery Coordinator for Ache
and Nias (UNORC) to assist the recovery efforts after the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

She also coordinated the organization of the UN World Conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction (UNWCDRR) held in 2005 in Hyogo, Japan when she worked for the
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). In addition, she
served as General Manager for the development, disaster response and DRR
programs with an international NGO in Malaysia for 6 years.

Presentation Title:

Public Private Partnership towards
Business Continuity

Dr. Primitivo Cal

Executive Director, UP Planning and
Development Research Foundation, Inc (PLANADES

Dr. PRIMITIVO
C. CAL is an ASEAN Engineer and is registered/accredited in the Philippines as
a civil engineer, a transportation engineer, an environmental planner, a
construction arbitrator and a lawyer.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in civil
engineering and in law, Master of Engineering (Transportation Engineering)
degree, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in the field of transportation
planning. He practices all his professions at the same time in his capacity as:

•
Executive Director of PLANADES since 2012, a consulting firm specializing in
urban and regional planning;

•
Accredited Construction Arbitrator, having handled more than 35 construction
disputes since 2005; and

•
Consultant in the fields of urban and regional planning, transportation
planning and infrastructure planning.

Dr.
Cal used to serve as Undersecretary for Transportation during the Ramos
Administration and Dean of the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning, among
others.

He is a
Returning-Scientist Awardee of the Philippine Government and a recipient of
awards from the Professional Regulation Commission as Outstanding Professional.

Presentation Title:

Policy on Licensed Adjuster Based
Property Damage Evaluation and FEMA’s Role
in Engaging Private Sector

Atty. Rizwan Yousaf

Rizwan Yousaf & Associates LLC.
New York, USA

Atty. RIZWAN YOUSAF,
(B.A., M.A., LL.B., LL.M.), has been proving consultancy in New York since
1994. He is working with the Law Offices of Manuel B. Quintal, providing
services on Insurance, Immigration and business law.

Atty. Yousaf obtained his BA , MA (major in Political Science) and his LL.B (
Bachelor of Laws) degrees from Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan, later in
pursuit of his legal career he obtained his Master of Laws from New Your
University (NYU) and Post Doctoral, LL.M from North Western California
University, USA .

His most admired legal writing was his Thesis on United
Nations, titled as World – Court- Peace in Nuclear Pieces. Presently, Atty. Yousaf engaged with the Law
Office specialized in Insurance Claims, Immigration and Business Solutions. Atty.
Yousaf is also a Licensed Realtor in the state of New Jersey USA, where he
mostly buys and sells real estate for his investors for profit.

Atty Yousaf
held position of President of New York Pakistan American Lions Club from 1996
to 2001, where he achieved the highest Melvin Jones Award for his social
services to poor and needy.

Presentation Title:

Risk Sensitive Housing and Business
Planning and Continuity

Dr. Eugen Tjong

Senior Management/

I D Pacific United Kingdom

Dr.EUGEN TJONGis a Dutch
entrepreneur and investor, with senior management and ownership positions in a
wide range of enterprises, including Emperor Holdings Limited - a Hong Kong
company focused on developing business within both the Asian and European
markets.

Dr. Tjong has had an active and on-going career in financial related
businesses. He has most recently been an
advisor and shareholder to a number of number of Philippine and Overseas
Companies that are focused upon attracting foreign investments to the
Philippines.

Specific investment areas
include the development of manufacturing systems, risk management and
assessment, infrastructure, construction, agriculture and tourism projects. Prior
to his current roles, Dr. Tjong held senior management positions within several
multi-national companies in Europe, the USA and Asia-Pacific, including most
recently as Head of the Enterprise Business for Thomson Reuters Asia.

Dr Tjong
has a wealth of experience and a global commercial network that has required
him to live in 10 countries in the last 30 years. Educated in the Netherlands
and the United Kingdom, Dr. Tjong holds a number of business qualifications and
a PhD in Civil Engineering and has served for three years in the military.

Presentation Title:

Disaster Resilience Business
Challenges in Thailand or India

Dr. Indrajit Pal

Assistant Professor and Chair,

Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation
and Management (DPMM)

Asian Institute of Technology,
Thailand

Dr.INDRAJIT PAL is presently working as Assistant Professor at
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management at Asian Institute of
Technology, Thailand.

Prior to his present assignment, he was served as faculty
member at Centre for Disaster Management at Lal Bahadur Shastri National
Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India (A Premier National Institute for
training Indian Administrative Services Officers) for more than eight years.

Dr. Indrajit Pal holds Ph.D. on Seismotectonic and Earthquake Hazard
Assessment, two Master’s Degrees, one in Applied Geology and another in
Sociology with urban sociology specialization. Dr. Pal also holds Diploma in Management.

Dr. Pal authored and edited six books and published
more than 55 research articles in national international journals, conferences
and book chapters. In 2017 Dr. Pal has been recognized as “IRDR Young Scientists” by Integrated Research on Disaster Risk,
Beijing, China.

Presentation Title:

Disaster Resiliency and Business
Continuity via Open Space Network Systems

Dr. Mark Morales

Director of Training and Extension
Services, UP-SURP, Diliman, QC

Dr. MARK ANTHONY M. MORALES is an Assistant
Professor from the University of the Philippines - School of Urban and Regional
Planning (UP-SURP).

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the
University of Santo Tomas in Manila, and a Master’s degree in Urban and
Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines-Diliman campus.

He
taught part-time at the UST College of Architecture before accepting a
full-time faculty position at UP SURP; acquiring tenureship in 2010. Mark spent
3 years in Japan working for his Doctor of Urban Engineering degree (Major in
Urban and Regional Planning) at the University of Tokyo.

Dr. Morales’ research
interests are on the socio-spatial impacts of cultural development in cities
with emphasis for the poor and marginalized, Transit-Oriented Developments
(TODs), and Open Space Network Systems.

Mark is currently Director for Training
and Extension Services of UP-SURP, and member of UP Planning and Development
Research Foundation’s Board of Trustees; the non-stock, non-profit foundation
arm of UP-SURP which is engaged in research, consultancy and extension services
in urban and regional planning and allied disciplines.

Presentation
Title:

Quezon City Disaster Risk
Reduction: Official Perspective

Mr. Karl Michael E. Marasigan

Head, QC- DRRMO, Quezon City,
Philippines

Mr.KARL MICHAEL E.
MARASIGAN is Acting Chief, Disaster Control Division and Head, QCDRRMO an
enthusiastic and dedicated in extensive experience across all areas of service
and operation management especially towards Disaster Risk Management in
Changing Climate.

He is an exceptional leader who has developed and motivated
others to achieve set targets and demonstrated strong ability to manage
projects from conception through to successful completion. A proactive
individual with a logical approach to challenges and perform effectively even a
highly pressured working environment.

He has been supervising Disaster
Preparedness and Mitigation Trainings and Seminars for Government and Non –
Government Organizations to include inspection of disaster vulnerable areas and
leadthe Quezon City
Rescue in providing the highest standards towards medical care to victims of
disaster within the city.

Mr. Marasigan has attained B.S. in Respiratory
Therapy from Emilio Aguinaldo College and Master Degree in Public
Administration from the Lyceum of the Philippines. He has been resource person
for Local and International forums, conferences, seminars, workshops and symposiums.

He has attended substantial number of local and international meetings,
conferences and events representing the Quezon City government. He has been the
advocating partnership building on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Adaptation.